Gloomba
| Gloomba | |||
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 Artwork of a Gloomba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Goomba | ||
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- Not to be confused with Galoomba.
A Gloomba is an enemy that appears in the Paper Mario series. Its body structure is the same as an ordinary Goomba, but its skin color is navy blue. It can be found underground, and is more powerful than its surface-dwelling counterpart. The coloration of a Gloomba resembles those of the Goombas found in underground levels in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (especially their appearance in the Super Mario All-Stars versions of both games), while their name is a portmanteau of "gloom" and "Goomba."
History
Paper Mario
A Gloomba makes its debut in Paper Mario, and it appears appear solely in Toad Town Tunnels, where they are the most basic enemy. Like normal Goombas, it is vulnerable to every type of attack, but is much more durable than them. It appears alongside Paragloombas and Spiked Gloombas.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake, a Gloomba inhabits the early floors of the Pit of 100 Trials along with its subtypes. This game reveals that the Gloombas' coloration is a result of not being exposed to any sunlight. They act effectively the same as before, but are slightly stronger.
Super Paper Mario
In Super Paper Mario, a Gloomba initially appears in the underground portion of World 3-1, The Bitlands, where it stands in for the underground colored Goombas from Super Mario Bros. Later, it can be found at Castle Bleck Foyer and the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. Its subtypes are not present in this game. In the Prima strategy guide, it is stated that a Gloomba can poison the player,[1] though this is false.
Statistics
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
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| Gloomba | |||||||||
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Max HP | 7 | Attack | 2 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Ground | Level | 11 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Headbonk (2) | ||||
| Sleep? | 70%, 0 | Dizzy? | 80%, 0 | Shock? | 90%, 0 | ||||
| Shrink? | 80%, 0 | Stop? | 90%, 0 | Fright? | 80% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 90% | Hurricane? | 85% | Coins | 1 + 1-2 | ||||
| Items | Dizzy Dial, Sleepy Sheep | Run | 18 | Location(s) | Toad Town Tunnels | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Gloomba. Gloombas are nasty Goombas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 7, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 They're stronger than ordinary Goombas, but you can take 'em. | ||||||||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Gloomba | ||||||||
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Max HP | 7 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 1-9) | Role | Common | Level | 11 | |||
| Sleep? | 80% | Dizzy? | 80% | Confuse? | 80% | |||
| Tiny? | 90% | Stop? | 90% | Soft? | 90% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 80% | Fright? | 90% | |||
| Gale Force? | 80% | KO? | 80% | Moves | Headbonk (3) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 0 - 2 | Items | HP Plus, HP Plus P, Fire Flower, Super Shroom, Volt Shroom | |||
| Tattle Log #: 7 |
Log | A Goomba that likes dark, damp places. It must look like that because it lives below ground! | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Gloomba. It likes dark, damp places. Max HP is 7, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. It's stronger than a normal Goomba, so be careful. That's not a healthy color for a Goomba, but it doesn't mean it's sick or anything. So don't show any mercy! | |||||||
Super Paper Mario
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloomba | |||||||||
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Max HP | 2 | Role | Common | Location(s) | The Bitlands (3-1), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 5, 9, and 22) | |||
| Attack | 2 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 0 | Items | Honey Jar | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | ||||
| Score | 200 | ||||||||
| Card description | A Goomba that thrives in dank, depressing holes. A strict all-mushroom diet makes this guy extra fungal. | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 6 7 8 |
Tattle | This is a Gloomba, a Goomba that lives its entire life underground... Max HP is 2 and Attack is 2. It doesn't see a lot of sun, so it's a little pale... But it is stronger than your average Goomba...and has a very dark personality... It must be hard to be a pale, friendless Goomba that lives underground... | |||||||
Gallery
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 黑暗栗小子[?] Hēiàn Lìxiǎozi |
Dark Goomba | |
| French | Gloomba[?] | - | |
| German | Glumba[?] | The English name adapted to German spelling | |
| Italian | Gloomba[?] | - | |
| Korean | 어둠굼바[?] Eodum Gumba |
Darkness Goomba | |
| Spanish | Gloomba[?] | - |
References
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Paper Mario Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0761556459. Page 189.
